Oranjewoud
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested as het Oranjewoud in 1840. Compound of Oranje (“a surname”) and woud (“wood”). Named after a manor built by princess Albertina of Orange around 1665.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Oran‧je‧woud
Proper noun
[edit]Oranjewoud n
- A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN